SPRING 2020 LECTURE SERIES

HEARING BEETHOVEN TODAY

2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Join Richard Giarusso, professor of musicology at The Peabody Institute, as he explores the qualities of Beethoven’s music that have fascinated countless people for the past two centuries. Why do audiences flock to hear his music over and over? How was Beethoven’s work received in his own day, and how did his music and career help to shape today’s concert culture? How have performers from Beethoven’s time to our own interpreted his music? Join us to enrich your own understanding what makes Beethoven “Beethoven.”